Operation Magpie.
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#433
Hmm.. Well, guess i'll have to do that soon.
Wifey and I went up to the mountains to find some color AND for the Wifey to run a 1/2 marathon.. again! Decided to camp the night before her race at a sweet spot we found. Weather was amazing, stars were bright and the air mattress was full of holes -- all the great mixings for a stupendous night out!
Made a fire with a road flare and wood that was left behind from previous campers, that was a first for us and it worked really well.
I was checking the underside of the truck almost every time we stopped to see if the tcase was leaking and sure enough, after driving up in the mountains etc i could see some drips. Arg. As mentioned above, gotta check that stupid breather and make sure its not clogged.
What is confusing me is that it appears to be some engine oil in the fluid that is seeping out of the tcase -- you can see it in the pic in the previous page. If the output seal on the tranny was going, it would be a red fluid i'd be seeing right?
Wifey and I went up to the mountains to find some color AND for the Wifey to run a 1/2 marathon.. again! Decided to camp the night before her race at a sweet spot we found. Weather was amazing, stars were bright and the air mattress was full of holes -- all the great mixings for a stupendous night out!
Made a fire with a road flare and wood that was left behind from previous campers, that was a first for us and it worked really well.
I was checking the underside of the truck almost every time we stopped to see if the tcase was leaking and sure enough, after driving up in the mountains etc i could see some drips. Arg. As mentioned above, gotta check that stupid breather and make sure its not clogged.
What is confusing me is that it appears to be some engine oil in the fluid that is seeping out of the tcase -- you can see it in the pic in the previous page. If the output seal on the tranny was going, it would be a red fluid i'd be seeing right?
#434
I had engine oil that was coming from the bell housing that was blowing backwards...after removing the inspection plate and cleaning things up the issue went away. My assumption is that the rear main seal blew out at some point and time in the trucks life and after it was replaced the previous owner never cleaned things up. Needless to say I chases a non existent oil leak for a couple of weeks just to find out it was coming from the bell housing and wasn't an oil leak. If your engine oil levels are fine, I wouldn't sweat it. May just be some old oil that is slowly working its way to the lowest point on the truck.
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